RAIN­FOR­EST RE­TRE

MALAYSIA

The Datai Langkawi, set in an an­cient rain­for­est over­look­ing the An­daman Sea, melds the cast­away fan­tasy with lux­ury liv­ing. The 2,350-square-me­tre beach vil­las pro­vide the ul­ti­mate in peace and pri­vacy, with their own pools, sun­decks, and but­ler. Na­ture pro­vides the sound­track at the Datai Spa, where gifted hands dis­pense fra­grant min­is­tra­tions in for­est pavil­ions. Mean­while, The Beach Club beck­ons with an ar­ray of ac­tiv­i­ties, and just min­utes away is the Els Club Teluk Datai, an 18-hole par-72 mas­ter­piece. Feel­ing like com­pany? Sum­mon an elec­tric buggy to whisk you up to cock­tails in the Lobby Lounge, then cross the pool ter­race for a Thai feast at The Pav­il­ion or another of the five gourmet venues.